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united states futures markets plunged effort weekend. the dow futures fell 280 points. >> it's spread throughout the world financial market and economists say to expect higher interest rates. we are live at a car dealership where sales people and consumers are keeping a close eye on the rates. >> reporter: very few customers have enough carbon hand to buy cars with cash so they have to finance them. impending increases may encourage people to buy now before the rates jump. at downtown toyota car buyers spent the day checking out inventory. dane hansen has to factor in the price of the cara long with the price of loa. >> >> the fact that insurance is low would be desirable. . >> reporter: on friday the credit rating was down grade, it'll likely lead to interest hikes. officials say low rates for loans may disappear. >> 1.9% and those are great interest rates. if they go up and those rates are no longer available, you have missed the opportunity. >> reporter: consumer confidence is already falling and an interest rate could weed out casual
united states futures markets plunged effort weekend. the dow futures fell 280 points. >> it's spread throughout the world financial market and economists say to expect higher interest rates. we are live at a car dealership where sales people and consumers are keeping a close eye on the rates. >> reporter: very few customers have enough carbon hand to buy cars with cash so they have to finance them. impending increases may encourage people to buy now before the rates jump. at...
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this is the time united states needs to play a role. just because you can't determine the outcome right now. just because it is sloppy or ugly doesn't mean that the united states doesn't have a stake there. l we do. >> chris: mara, there are worries as mentioned of congressman paul of chaos and if they don't take over, slam slamm radicals could play a role. there are questions of stock pile was mustard case andiello cake that can be used to enrich uranium. as we saw after iraq things can get worse. >> they probablyy will. look at everyone of the counselries that the arab spring ended the regimes. there will be instability and yes, the united states has a role. but limited ability to determine the outcome of this. this is a success story, it took longer than some people expected or wanted. but it looks like gadhafi is on the way out. the president is going to speak to the american ledgion this week and he has a couple of foreign policy success story to talk about. not just libya but osama bin laden and al-qaida number two being killed. i
this is the time united states needs to play a role. just because you can't determine the outcome right now. just because it is sloppy or ugly doesn't mean that the united states doesn't have a stake there. l we do. >> chris: mara, there are worries as mentioned of congressman paul of chaos and if they don't take over, slam slamm radicals could play a role. there are questions of stock pile was mustard case andiello cake that can be used to enrich uranium. as we saw after iraq things can...
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analyst plame the down grades ask the high debt burdens in the united states and europe. the dow jones industrials closed down 634 points to 10,809. the nasdaq is down 174.72 at 2,357.69. for a look at the fall out from the free fall we go to our consumer editor tom vacar. >> reporter: this is wall street. here in the real world with millions of people depending on their investments, it seems champagne dreams are giving way to beer wages. >> it's down too much. doesn't make sense to be down this month. it's a panic. >> reporter: much of today's crisis was due to cash hungry institutions. >> that means they sell their winners and that's why you see good stocks, great companies with big hits today that don't bear a resemblance to the value of their company. >> america's still the gold standard. nowhere else to invest in quality, debt destructs. >> no other country that is a strong -- is as strong financially as the united states. >>> the average 4 very 1k is 70,000 dollars. assume you have that in the s&p index in october of 2007. by the time it hit the low in march of 2009
analyst plame the down grades ask the high debt burdens in the united states and europe. the dow jones industrials closed down 634 points to 10,809. the nasdaq is down 174.72 at 2,357.69. for a look at the fall out from the free fall we go to our consumer editor tom vacar. >> reporter: this is wall street. here in the real world with millions of people depending on their investments, it seems champagne dreams are giving way to beer wages. >> it's down too much. doesn't make sense to...
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the president of the united states who has the courage and experience and fortitude to lead. look at this president. we can't find him. where is his specific public plan on social security reform? and on medicare and medicaid reform? we shouldn't have to play come out, come out where ever you are with the president of the united states. he has a responsibility to lead and he should step forward to the microphone and lead the nation under pressing challenging issues of our day. he's hiding on the issues and ducking on the issues and he should be leading. he has an obligation and responsibility to do it. >> chris: you talked about before. you were back in the pack and you think you will be up nire the lead when we get results the ames straw poll. don't you have to beat congresswoman bachmann in ames. >> guest: no, we need to show progress. these things sort out . everybody's records get scutinized it is a long journey for a reason. american people want to kick the tires and hopefully will be limited to just kicking the tires. i think we will do well. we'll have to show progress
the president of the united states who has the courage and experience and fortitude to lead. look at this president. we can't find him. where is his specific public plan on social security reform? and on medicare and medicaid reform? we shouldn't have to play come out, come out where ever you are with the president of the united states. he has a responsibility to lead and he should step forward to the microphone and lead the nation under pressing challenging issues of our day. he's hiding on...
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how much should the united states play in lebia. >> guest: it is another strategic country. we have taken sides as a result of the obama administration's policy and now we need to maximize our influence within this group . hopefully, hopefully that is going on right now . developing relationships and building bridges to that regime . hen they come in power we'll have influence and able to work with them in libya. >> bret: senator sanatorium, you spent 26 million on the race and you lost by 18 points and this year you are an underdog and relatively little money, that is fair to say for republicans whose main concern is to defeat president obama in 2012. aren't there other candidates who stand a better chance. >> guest: they look at the last race . that was miserable year for republicans. we lostt the house by the greatest margin . it was a melt down and i was swept out with everyone else. president obama was 36 percent favorable in pennsylvania it was a miserable years and go back to 2000. george bush lost by four points and i win it by five. 1994 i defeated a democratic incu
how much should the united states play in lebia. >> guest: it is another strategic country. we have taken sides as a result of the obama administration's policy and now we need to maximize our influence within this group . hopefully, hopefully that is going on right now . developing relationships and building bridges to that regime . hen they come in power we'll have influence and able to work with them in libya. >> bret: senator sanatorium, you spent 26 million on the race and you...
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the cdc said the united states u.s.d.a. is working to identity the product. >>> more detail on how to protect yourself and your family from the poisoning. the cdc did offer this advice. wash your hands and kitchen surface was soap and water after they have been in contact with raw meat. cook poltry to 165-degrees and uncooked meat should be kept separate from other foods. >> a popular restaurant chain has a new skinny menu. today the cheesecake factory announced it's new menu feature 50 items. to drive home the point the food will be on a separate menu that's shaped tall and thin. by the end of september all 150 locations will have the new items. >> facebook is giving mothers to be a new way to announce they are expecting. they added a new option to adan expected child to their profile page. facebook also added new options for relationship status including in a civil union and in a domestic partnership. no cable viewers could soon get more channel choices. new rules approved today make it easier for independent programmers
the cdc said the united states u.s.d.a. is working to identity the product. >>> more detail on how to protect yourself and your family from the poisoning. the cdc did offer this advice. wash your hands and kitchen surface was soap and water after they have been in contact with raw meat. cook poltry to 165-degrees and uncooked meat should be kept separate from other foods. >> a popular restaurant chain has a new skinny menu. today the cheesecake factory announced it's new menu...
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a top united states official disagrees and says 2,000 militants have been killed and only 50 civilians. no a count shows hate crimes in california appear to be leveling off. 1100 crimes committed last year were based on bias including race, religion and sexual orientat," on, that's only seven more than the previous year. hate crimes decreased but there was a 47% increase in hate crimes against latinos. >>> the nuns will lead a march tomorrow at the lgbt community. the march will start at castro and market at 3:00 p.m. and end at the site last weekend's attack on a 52-year- old man on market street. the stop the violence organization will be there givenning out safety whistles and information. >> enter in the hackers use -- internet hackers with new tactics. why the websites you visit could put you at ring. >> inside look at outside land as crowds park golden gate park. . >>> hackers turn to a new style to take control of your computer. it involves tapping in to millions of legit websites and then pouncing on unsuspecting users. we. >> reporter: a group of hackers now targeting mostly s
a top united states official disagrees and says 2,000 militants have been killed and only 50 civilians. no a count shows hate crimes in california appear to be leveling off. 1100 crimes committed last year were based on bias including race, religion and sexual orientat," on, that's only seven more than the previous year. hate crimes decreased but there was a 47% increase in hate crimes against latinos. >>> the nuns will lead a march tomorrow at the lgbt community. the march will...
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hurst could never be president of the united states, but he could have anything he wanted to buy, that is until the year 1957. >>> at the age of 74, wr hurst had bulldozed the most profitable newspapers in the world. they were $26 million in debt. hurst couldn't save himself. he was a brilliant newspaper technician but he was an inept administrator. he had to give up control of the world within a world he had created. he had to stop buying and building. he had to start selling off the symbol of his power. sell ising off the newspaper would be like hurst losing his power of speech. if he sold the newspaper in rochester new york. that meant he could no longer billow out his message to that part of the country. but the committee now has the fiscal power to be routeless. hurst agreed to part off with 1/10 of his collection. art,tapestry, armour. he paid more than for their arts of work than he was sold. now that he was selling he was getting less than what they were worth. the same could be said for his new york real estate. it just wasn't worth what he paid for. >> this whole system of in
hurst could never be president of the united states, but he could have anything he wanted to buy, that is until the year 1957. >>> at the age of 74, wr hurst had bulldozed the most profitable newspapers in the world. they were $26 million in debt. hurst couldn't save himself. he was a brilliant newspaper technician but he was an inept administrator. he had to give up control of the world within a world he had created. he had to stop buying and building. he had to start selling off the...
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crews track down the man responsible for the lochaby bombings, will he be brought to the united states? >>> commuters beware. there's yet another protest expected for tomorrow afternoon. >> the areas that will warm into the 90s and the timing of our next cooling trend. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. oh, fun, yeah. 1...2...3... jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. ha! she's so pretty. yeah. or, we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. >>> tomorrow is shaping up to be another rough day for b.a.r.t. commuters. as claudine wong tells us there could be dualing protests at the start of the evening commute. >> reporter: we've all seen the chaos and as monday approaches authorities are getting ready again. the group anonymous says it will protest tom
crews track down the man responsible for the lochaby bombings, will he be brought to the united states? >>> commuters beware. there's yet another protest expected for tomorrow afternoon. >> the areas that will warm into the 90s and the timing of our next cooling trend. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth....
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why they targeted dozens of law enforcement agencies in the united states. >>> lots of gray over the bay and temperatures will be warming up any time soon? we will take a look and also the up onlying week. -- and also the up coming week. firefighters in riverside county are trying get control of a fast moving brush fire, it has burned about 150-acres at last check. at one point 50 motorists were trapped when the fire jumped the freeway. the lanes reopened and it's 35% contained. >>> another wild fire, the pacifier started wednesday in a remote area and burned close to 650-acres and is 90% contained. the cost of fighting that fire has reached over a million dollars. they are still working to figure out the cause. >>> graduates of the university of alabama finally got a chance to walk in a cap and gown more than three months after a tornado postponed the commence ment. >> about 3300 students received their diplomas on friday and saturday. a deadly twisting went through their area and it was one of 62 tornadoes that day. 6 university of alabama students were among those killed. >>> stev
why they targeted dozens of law enforcement agencies in the united states. >>> lots of gray over the bay and temperatures will be warming up any time soon? we will take a look and also the up onlying week. -- and also the up coming week. firefighters in riverside county are trying get control of a fast moving brush fire, it has burned about 150-acres at last check. at one point 50 motorists were trapped when the fire jumped the freeway. the lanes reopened and it's 35% contained....
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and they are receiving another five years for spying for the united states. they now have 20 days to appeal that sentence. >>> bower and fattal graduated from uc berkeley we're we find ali rasmus with live reaction. ali. >> reporter: we're in downtown berkeley right across from the uc campus, and just about everyone here this morning says they're at least somewhat familiar with this case. everyone says they are shocked and surprised by this sentence that came down just this morning. as you mentioned, sorry if this is re hative, but josh fattal and shayne bower were each sentenced to five years for spying and three years for illegal entry. so that's eight years for each of them. we have video of the last court hearing that cameras were allowed into. this was from last month. this is two americans in the court hearing in iran last month. this has been a two-year ordeal for them. they were detained in july of 2009, accused of entering their country illegal and spying for the u.s. but the hikers say they accidentally crossed the border on a hike. iran released sa
and they are receiving another five years for spying for the united states. they now have 20 days to appeal that sentence. >>> bower and fattal graduated from uc berkeley we're we find ali rasmus with live reaction. ali. >> reporter: we're in downtown berkeley right across from the uc campus, and just about everyone here this morning says they're at least somewhat familiar with this case. everyone says they are shocked and surprised by this sentence that came down just this...
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she said the united states is disappointed in the guilty verdicts and sentencing of the two. the court found them both guilty of spying and trespassing. the two and another hiker say they were only hiking near an unmarked border. shourd was released. her case is considered still open. >>> the families of the other two released the following statement. of the 751 days of their imprisonment yesterday and today have been the most difficult. shane and josh are innocent and have never posed a threat to iran, it's government or it's people. >>> turning now to our weather and it was very nice today but just how cool is it going to be tonight? mark joins us with a look at the numbers. >> the clouds today cleared back to near the coastline and we find them there now hugging a good portion of the shoreline, keeping the temperatures cool for the beaches, and for san francisco. s far as the numbers, as we take a look we have some of the neighborhoods back down into at least back down into lower 60s with the warmest location around the upper 70's to the lower 80s. as far as the forecast f
she said the united states is disappointed in the guilty verdicts and sentencing of the two. the court found them both guilty of spying and trespassing. the two and another hiker say they were only hiking near an unmarked border. shourd was released. her case is considered still open. >>> the families of the other two released the following statement. of the 751 days of their imprisonment yesterday and today have been the most difficult. shane and josh are innocent and have never posed...
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state department cables including sensitive diplomatic communication between the united states and israel. >>> in news of the world tonight in japan the parliament elected a new prime minister today the sixth in five years. nota is viewed as a smart fiscal conservative. he had been the finance minister. mr.nota replaces nao who he signed after criticism of his handling of this year's tsunami disaster. >>> supporters of a youth leader fought with police. julius malema has been gaining influence against the unemployed youth and is challenging the ruling party. malema wants to nationalize the wealthy mining business and appropriate farms for poor blacks. >>> in china, 19 miners are pulled to safety after being stuck for a week in a coal mine. they became trapped when water poured down a shaft. the mine had been shut down four years ago that began mining again last week without permission. >>> more details about president obama's plans for september 11 have been released. the president will attend a prayer service at the national cathedral in washington, d.c. the administration also plans to
state department cables including sensitive diplomatic communication between the united states and israel. >>> in news of the world tonight in japan the parliament elected a new prime minister today the sixth in five years. nota is viewed as a smart fiscal conservative. he had been the finance minister. mr.nota replaces nao who he signed after criticism of his handling of this year's tsunami disaster. >>> supporters of a youth leader fought with police. julius malema has been...
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the amgen tour is the largest stage race in the united states. details on the sponsorship have not been mailed public. but it is said to be around $3.6 million. santa rosa will be the starting sit next year. >>> the giants and phillies are back at it this afternoon after a bench-clearing scuffle last night that could bring on some suspensions and to the park we go. jonathan sanchez back on the hill last night as the phillies up 1, when john mayberry slaps it. then in the 6th, phils have a lead when jimmy rollins steals second. the next balloter shane gets plunked in the back. he gets fired up, so does eli, and away they go. ramirez and eli whiteside were ejected after the game whiteside said the game was not intentional. it went a little too far he said. the phillies beat the champs 9- 2. can catch today's giants game here on ktvu, again at 1 p.m. >>> as for the oakland a's, there was continuing on the road. last night in tampa bay, guillermo gave up four runs in rest than five innings, including this double from evan longoria. johnnie damon scor
the amgen tour is the largest stage race in the united states. details on the sponsorship have not been mailed public. but it is said to be around $3.6 million. santa rosa will be the starting sit next year. >>> the giants and phillies are back at it this afternoon after a bench-clearing scuffle last night that could bring on some suspensions and to the park we go. jonathan sanchez back on the hill last night as the phillies up 1, when john mayberry slaps it. then in the 6th, phils...
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. >> reporter: the bipartisan deal to keep the united states from defaulting passes the house but not without reluctance. >> i am voting for this bill. not because i like this bill, although it does do some things that i think need to be done. we need to bring down the deficit, address the debt. return to fiscal responsibility. but default for the united states of america is not an option. >> reporter: democrats made it clear they weren't in favor of the deal that would extend the debt ceiling and decrease the deficit by 2 trillion dollars. biden spent time talking to wavering members but perhaps bigger than the applause for the bill's passage was a standing ovation for congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot january and critically wounded at an event in arizona. >> her presence here as well as her service brings honor to this chamber. we are all privileged to call her colleague, some of us privileged to call her friend. >> reporter: this was the first time congresswoman gabrielle giffords has returned to the floor since january and she did cast a vote in favor of this legislati
. >> reporter: the bipartisan deal to keep the united states from defaulting passes the house but not without reluctance. >> i am voting for this bill. not because i like this bill, although it does do some things that i think need to be done. we need to bring down the deficit, address the debt. return to fiscal responsibility. but default for the united states of america is not an option. >> reporter: democrats made it clear they weren't in favor of the deal that would extend...
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spends money contributed by the united states. the florida congresswoman behind the legislation says the u.n. needs major changes because corruption, mismanagement and negligence. right now the united states pays 22% of the u.n. budget. >>> well, a north bay man accused of killing a little boy in a hit and run is scheduled to enter a plea this morning. a memorial has been set up at the accident scene near jacob park in santa rosa. 4-year-old christopher roe was walking to soccer practice with his mother and two sisters on august 18th. witnesses report seeing 22-year- old marcus lopez garcia failing to stop and then hitting the little boy in the crosswalk. garcia faces charges, including felony hit and run and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license. >>> we're getting more information about the killing of an oakland man, gunned down right in front of his 6-year- old son. 39-year-old jose sparsa was shot and killed on international boulevard on sunday afternoon. yesterday we spoke with the man's widow and hi
spends money contributed by the united states. the florida congresswoman behind the legislation says the u.n. needs major changes because corruption, mismanagement and negligence. right now the united states pays 22% of the u.n. budget. >>> well, a north bay man accused of killing a little boy in a hit and run is scheduled to enter a plea this morning. a memorial has been set up at the accident scene near jacob park in santa rosa. 4-year-old christopher roe was walking to soccer...
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. >>> and as soon as today now he has been cleared to leave the united states and a judge in new york sighted he dropped sexual assault charges the leader against the monetary funds. they can no longer accused dominique strauss-kahn of attacking her and he says he plans on heading back home. >> it is the end of an unjust time. i am relieved for my wife and friends and all those who supported us through this period. >> now the accusations forced dominique strauss-kahn to resign as head of the ems and derailed his plans to run as president of the france. >>> and in the decades old cold case, jeanine disappeared in 2001 and her body has never been found. she was killed by harm's brother who then killed himself. further discussion of this case will be today during the announcement. >>> his car plunged over a cliff and spent two days waiting to be rescued. -- rescued. it went off a cliff and a hiker spotted the man's car yesterday afternoon. the east bay park ranger believes the man fell asleep and went over the edge. he is expected to survive. >>> the body of a man who fell from the yes c
. >>> and as soon as today now he has been cleared to leave the united states and a judge in new york sighted he dropped sexual assault charges the leader against the monetary funds. they can no longer accused dominique strauss-kahn of attacking her and he says he plans on heading back home. >> it is the end of an unjust time. i am relieved for my wife and friends and all those who supported us through this period. >> now the accusations forced dominique strauss-kahn to...
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so far there are no reports of any deaths or injuries. >>> back in the united states evacuations are under way in some parts of north carolina now. mandatory evacuations on dare island forced about 150,000 people mostly tourists to pack up and leave. island residents were told they have until tomorrow to evacuate. the entire north carolina coast was placed under a hurricane warning this afternoon. forecasters say irene could hit north carolina with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. >>> and people at martha's vineyard are not taking any chances either. storm preparations are under way there including boarding up windows and pulling boats out of the water. atlantic city is now in the suspected path. >>> it's incredible to see how massive hurricane irene is when you see it from out of space. a distinct eye is seen in the center. chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking irene in the weather center and bill is it getting stronger tonight. >>irene was forecasted to build up into a category 4. but it has backed up from that. the east coast has not been hit in four years. there's som
so far there are no reports of any deaths or injuries. >>> back in the united states evacuations are under way in some parts of north carolina now. mandatory evacuations on dare island forced about 150,000 people mostly tourists to pack up and leave. island residents were told they have until tomorrow to evacuate. the entire north carolina coast was placed under a hurricane warning this afternoon. forecasters say irene could hit north carolina with sustained winds of 110 miles per...
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soul focus has installed solar panels across the united states and in europe. and another solar firm announced this week it is staying put and expanding in oakland. the company's president says it plans to at least double its current workforce by 200 by the end of the year. they have agreed to rent 68,000 square feet in jack london square as well as two office buildings on harrison street and franklin street where it is currently located. >>> internet hackers using new tactics to steel your personal information. i'll tell you why the websites you visit could put you at risk. >>> our meteorologist is tracking changes for the week. he will have the complete bay area forecast coming up in just 5 minutes. and unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off when you spend just twenty-five storewide. and unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off with no exclusions! we make style
soul focus has installed solar panels across the united states and in europe. and another solar firm announced this week it is staying put and expanding in oakland. the company's president says it plans to at least double its current workforce by 200 by the end of the year. they have agreed to rent 68,000 square feet in jack london square as well as two office buildings on harrison street and franklin street where it is currently located. >>> internet hackers using new tactics to steel...
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states. >> the united states of america plans on and will continue to be engaged totally in the world. >> chinese officials are expressing concern about the stability of chinese investments in the united states after that recent debt ceiling debate and the near default by the u.s. government. following his four-day visit in china, vice president biden heads to mongolia and then to japan. >>> and now we're going to head to our local roadways to check and see how traffic is going. sal. >> reporter: good morning, heather and dave. right now traffic is doing pretty well. if you are driving on the freeways anytime soon, i think you'll like what you see. we have a little bit of a backup showing up here at the bay bridge toll plaza in some of the cash lanes primarily. but once you get onto the bridge, it looks good. i check inside with chp, we don't have any major incidents reported on that bridge, not a stalled vehicle or a crash at all and traffic moves well. this is a look at interstate 880. it's a very nice drive in oakland. i want to remind everyone that 580 in san rafael is open, so th
states. >> the united states of america plans on and will continue to be engaged totally in the world. >> chinese officials are expressing concern about the stability of chinese investments in the united states after that recent debt ceiling debate and the near default by the u.s. government. following his four-day visit in china, vice president biden heads to mongolia and then to japan. >>> and now we're going to head to our local roadways to check and see how traffic is...
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tonight s & p downgraded the united states credit rating. >> reporter: despite the steady beat of cash registers, the economy in general and the u.s. credit rating in particular are concerning to shoppers. they come from across san francisco and around the world. people looking to spend money in union square. and they're doing it despite a bad week in the economy topped out by a downgrading of the united states rating. >> we're in a tough time right now. it's bound to happen. >> reporter: it's the first downgrade ever and it happened over the debt ceiling crisis because of the size of the u.s. debt. so what will going from a triple a to double a rating mean? >> only time is going to tell how we're affected. it can ripple throughout the economy. >> reporter: meaning interest rates could go up on everything from credit cards to mortgages. that could slow spending, cause the stock market to dip further and perhaps everyone cost jobs. >> i'm sad to hear it but perhaps it's a reality check we all need to face. you get more serious about the problems in front of us and you start to look for
tonight s & p downgraded the united states credit rating. >> reporter: despite the steady beat of cash registers, the economy in general and the u.s. credit rating in particular are concerning to shoppers. they come from across san francisco and around the world. people looking to spend money in union square. and they're doing it despite a bad week in the economy topped out by a downgrading of the united states rating. >> we're in a tough time right now. it's bound to happen....
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sole focus has installed panels in the united states and europe. >>> clean technology is one of the growth areas so solar companies are an important part of our future and we have some of the leading companies here and adding to that today. >> the new sole focus headquarters employs 90 people in a 44,000 square foot building. >>> scuba divers in monterrey bay may catch sight of an old anchor. it would need a chemical bath to keep from disintegrating on land and no museum wanted to pay for it so it was put back in the area. >>> also a report on the stocks and what is going on with the bay area football team as the season begins and are you ready for traffic and some music, why thousands are converging on golden gate park. dear sister. i am the qu, get your annual ikea catalog today. >>> the breaking economic news just coming in, the italian government approves new austerity measures to balance its budget by 2013, hoping to calm the fears over the european debt crisis. the markets like look they are ending the week on a positive note, the dow up 128, nasdaq up 19, s&p up 7. >>> hundreds of t
sole focus has installed panels in the united states and europe. >>> clean technology is one of the growth areas so solar companies are an important part of our future and we have some of the leading companies here and adding to that today. >> the new sole focus headquarters employs 90 people in a 44,000 square foot building. >>> scuba divers in monterrey bay may catch sight of an old anchor. it would need a chemical bath to keep from disintegrating on land and no museum...
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for 10 days in october diners will be able to eat for $400 united states per person. >>> giants against the diamondbacks. >> yeah their lead shrunk a little bit. giants hoping to regroup with a couple of new additions making their home debut tonight. that would be carlos beltran and shortstop, orlando cabrera picked up in trades and the giants with that two game leading taking on arizona for three and the new comers spoke about arriving in san francisco with the new team. >> iget to know them on the plane, on that ride, like i said, i am happy to be here, happy to be part of the team. i believe we have a chance and we need to keep going. >> the situation -- some of the guys thought -- all the people trying to, you know, develop guys so we didn't know. i was hoping they were trying to trade me. too old to get developed. [ laughter ] >> hopefully he has something left in the tank. randy moss had enough. he is retiring after 13 years in the nfl. he said he had a few offers from nfl teams but he had enough. randy moss caught 954 passes for 14,858 yards, and 153 touchdowns touchdowns. the ra
for 10 days in october diners will be able to eat for $400 united states per person. >>> giants against the diamondbacks. >> yeah their lead shrunk a little bit. giants hoping to regroup with a couple of new additions making their home debut tonight. that would be carlos beltran and shortstop, orlando cabrera picked up in trades and the giants with that two game leading taking on arizona for three and the new comers spoke about arriving in san francisco with the new team....
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. >>> tonight, the united states is in uncharted territory, facing the first credit downgrade. it's not sure how this will affect the u.s. federal government. some experts say it could lead to -- higher interest rates on mortgage rates, loans and credit cards if investors decide to sell off u.s. treasuries. standard & poor's blame congress. >> this was something really beyond our expectations. >> analysts believe the u.s. can remain the aaa rating it's held since 1917 but it will take some time. >>> meantime, americans appear to be on a credit card spending spree. the federal reserve says americans charged and borrowed more money in june than any month in almost four years. experts say borrowing usually means consumers are feeling flush but in this case they may people may be using credit to tide them over during tough times. for the latest on the credit situation, be sure to visit our website, ktvu.com, and click on the wall street stab. >>> rangers of yosemite park have recovered the body of a man who has been missing since last month. they say the man crossed the guardrail a
. >>> tonight, the united states is in uncharted territory, facing the first credit downgrade. it's not sure how this will affect the u.s. federal government. some experts say it could lead to -- higher interest rates on mortgage rates, loans and credit cards if investors decide to sell off u.s. treasuries. standard & poor's blame congress. >> this was something really beyond our expectations. >> analysts believe the u.s. can remain the aaa rating it's held since 1917...
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diplomatic, the united states considered pulling all. troops out of japan. the diplomat said after the quake and tsunami in march, it seem nod one in the japanese government was -- it seemed no one in the japanese government was taking charge. because of that, they say, a plan was drawn up to evacuate the 50,000 troops in japan in case of a dangerous release of radiation. >>> with millions of americans still without a job nationwide, some states, including california are running out of money for california checks. scott macfarlane has more. >> reporter: dave, sources tell me the u.s. labor department is giving california 8 billion emergency dollars in recent month just to help sacramento to keep printing and paying unemployment checks. after four years of staggering unemployment, our state will need more bailout money to pay for sex for september, i'm told. an -- for -- to pay for september alone i'm told. >> we've never had that in my lifetime. but there have always been occasions where states have hiccups and that money has always been there for them. >> t
diplomatic, the united states considered pulling all. troops out of japan. the diplomat said after the quake and tsunami in march, it seem nod one in the japanese government was -- it seemed no one in the japanese government was taking charge. because of that, they say, a plan was drawn up to evacuate the 50,000 troops in japan in case of a dangerous release of radiation. >>> with millions of americans still without a job nationwide, some states, including california are running out of...
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we're not interested in this political stuff, we need to get people to work in the united states. we built this nation. we need to go back to work. >> a temporary agreement put the workers back on the job but only until mid-september. senator boxer says the senate has already approved a bill to provide funding for the faa. today she called on house leaders to do the same. >>> former governor schwarzenegger is planning a movie come back. he'll be in a modern day western called "last stance" this will be schwarzenegger first role since leaving office. >>> the family of singer amy winehouse says that toxicology tests show there were no illegal drugs in her system when she died. the findings showed that alcohol was present but it hasn't been determined yet if that played a role in her death last month. an initial postmortum failed to determine a cause of death. >>> i'm scott mcfarland live in washington, on the street after the earthquake, why was the city so spooked and what's the latest on the damage. >>> buildings swaying and thousands of people flooding out into the streets after
we're not interested in this political stuff, we need to get people to work in the united states. we built this nation. we need to go back to work. >> a temporary agreement put the workers back on the job but only until mid-september. senator boxer says the senate has already approved a bill to provide funding for the faa. today she called on house leaders to do the same. >>> former governor schwarzenegger is planning a movie come back. he'll be in a modern day western called...
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the aclu is asking that questions to more than 50 agencies throughout the united states. the aclu is also asking similar questions to social networking website, gps devices and facial recognition technology firms. >>> the secret service arrested a man today who jumped the fence at the white house. the incident was seen live on national television. police quickly took james critock into custody. it happened as cnn was broadcasting live from the gardenlawn. it's believe president obama was at the white house when the incident occurred. >>> a physical low up now on a story we first brought you last week. california's campaign watchdog is being asked to launch an investigation into a group that's running radio ads discouraging people to sign initiative petitions. in a complaint failed with a fair commission, they allege that californians against identity theft is falsely providing information. >>> ahead. construction workers in oakland are ready to work but their job has been put on hold. what it has to do with a partisan stalemate in washington. >>> tainted ground turkey mea
the aclu is asking that questions to more than 50 agencies throughout the united states. the aclu is also asking similar questions to social networking website, gps devices and facial recognition technology firms. >>> the secret service arrested a man today who jumped the fence at the white house. the incident was seen live on national television. police quickly took james critock into custody. it happened as cnn was broadcasting live from the gardenlawn. it's believe president obama...
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the best to help protect the united states against identity theft. >>> well, that man who threw that plate of shaving cream at rupert murdoch? remember that famous scene? he was sentenced to six weeks in jail. he threw that foam pie at rupert murdoch during a hearing on the phone-ing hacking scandal. after -- phone-hacking scandal. rupert murdoch said it was the most humble day of his life. >>> meanwhile, a british newspaper owned by news corp is reporting a cyber attack. a company claimed responsibility for the attack on "the sun" newspaper. "the sun." "the news of the world" was relent slip -- recently closed down. >>> just about 25 minutes ago, another european country approved the draft of a law banning women from wearing a burka. >>> also, did actress lindsay lohan break a woman's wrist during her stay at the betty ford center? ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] because you never stop improving your recipe... we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly shredde
the best to help protect the united states against identity theft. >>> well, that man who threw that plate of shaving cream at rupert murdoch? remember that famous scene? he was sentenced to six weeks in jail. he threw that foam pie at rupert murdoch during a hearing on the phone-ing hacking scandal. after -- phone-hacking scandal. rupert murdoch said it was the most humble day of his life. >>> meanwhile, a british newspaper owned by news corp is reporting a cyber attack. a...
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. >> markets will rise and fall but this is the united states of america, we have always been and always will be a aaa country. >> he hoped the decision by standard and poor's to lower the credit rating will spur congress to reach a balanced agreement on deficit reduction. >>> the current stock market crisis is putting a cloud of uncertainty over silicon valley. ktvu's robber h -- robert handa has more on this. >> reporter: silicon valley hasn't always been effected by theficial crisis but this time inside many buildings tough decisions have to be made. >> reporter: he is like a lot of investors, he is not sure if the high techdry will be damaged by the stock market. >> i don't have any faith out there. i think the stocks have volatile. so i do invest because i work in silicon valley companies. >> reporter: others were lonely slightly less negative. >> i have faith we will come out of it. >> reporter: high tech company have been hit across the board. rob says while firms will hold on tight to cash the drop in value of companies will make them prime targets. >> the more mergers the higher
. >> markets will rise and fall but this is the united states of america, we have always been and always will be a aaa country. >> he hoped the decision by standard and poor's to lower the credit rating will spur congress to reach a balanced agreement on deficit reduction. >>> the current stock market crisis is putting a cloud of uncertainty over silicon valley. ktvu's robber h -- robert handa has more on this. >> reporter: silicon valley hasn't always been effected...
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the idea is -- we're eat united states of america. we're one country, many different economies in each statement of the euro is a bunch of different countries, a bunch of different economies, a bunch of different political systems. some have the countries have indebted themselves so much that they need hoght every countries to help out. if they go bankrupt, someone has to eat it on all of the bailouts and each of the small countries faces that. someone will have to eat this. it's unclear who would be left holding the bag. that's the fear creeping over from europe to our side of the pond. >> it's hard to predict this. usually august is lighter trading. not many traders. you think the volatility may slow down in the days and weeks to come? >> reporter: you're exactly right. usually people take a break in the summer, kind of like congress. unfortunately, congress is the only one out on vacation right now. investors are back. talk to e trade and others, and the volatility is here to stay for awhile. >> you can get continuous coverage. jus
the idea is -- we're eat united states of america. we're one country, many different economies in each statement of the euro is a bunch of different countries, a bunch of different economies, a bunch of different political systems. some have the countries have indebted themselves so much that they need hoght every countries to help out. if they go bankrupt, someone has to eat it on all of the bailouts and each of the small countries faces that. someone will have to eat this. it's unclear who...
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. >>> when it comes to the 20-20 olympics one thing is for sure, if won't be in the united states. they notified all interested cities it will not submit a bid to get the games. the problem here, the u.s. couldn't come up with a revenue sharing deal with the olympic committee. next summer olympic will be held in london. >>> concern is growing over spectator parking. during the america's cup race in 2013. organizers want to park boats between peers 14 and 22.5. it would block the view for months during the race. >>> just moments ago the first hurricane of the season, hurricane irene was upgraded to a hurricane 2 hurricane with winds up to 100 miles per hour as it heads towards the united states. earlier it hit puerto rico. over the weekend irene hit the u.s. virgin islands causing power outages there. so far there are no reports of injury or death. the national weather service keeping a very close eye on irene. it is expected to travel up the atlantic coast on florida on thursday, packing winds up to 115 miles per hour, which would may be it a category three hurricane. at this point
. >>> when it comes to the 20-20 olympics one thing is for sure, if won't be in the united states. they notified all interested cities it will not submit a bid to get the games. the problem here, the u.s. couldn't come up with a revenue sharing deal with the olympic committee. next summer olympic will be held in london. >>> concern is growing over spectator parking. during the america's cup race in 2013. organizers want to park boats between peers 14 and 22.5. it would block...
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that made mcvay the first criminal executed in the united states in 30 years. as for nicoles, a jury found him guilty of manslaughter. that jury could not guilty agree on a sentence. the judge imposed life in prison. last year the state of oklahoma tried nicoles, a jury convicted him of 160 counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree manslaughter. the jury deadlocked on the death penalty, so the judge sentenced nicoles to 165 life sentences to be served consecutively. a week ago the fbi acted on a tip and once again searched the house in harrington kansas where timothy lived. even though authorities had searched the home many times, this time they found explosives in a crawl space. apparently authorities failed to look there in previous searches. mcvay claims he did not know there was a day care center in the building and calls the children killed collateral damage. some say mcvay hopes to be remembered as a martyr. >>> the attack on the world trade center eight years before 9/11. >>> what's being done in an effort to regulate ammonia nitrate ch
that made mcvay the first criminal executed in the united states in 30 years. as for nicoles, a jury found him guilty of manslaughter. that jury could not guilty agree on a sentence. the judge imposed life in prison. last year the state of oklahoma tried nicoles, a jury convicted him of 160 counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree manslaughter. the jury deadlocked on the death penalty, so the judge sentenced nicoles to 165 life sentences to be served consecutively. a week ago...
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that's because the united states ran out of rooms. the freshmen are required to live on the campus. the school is looking at setting up an on-campus breakfast program for the relocated students. >>> sanford university gets an a-plus when it comes to performance. the university came in at number 5 on forbe's top college lists. forbes says it's list is -- forbe -- the list is based on many factors. >>> a fire started in the garage of a home which had been converted to a bedroom. when firefighters arrived, they saw flames shooting 30 feet in the air. the homeowner in the main house woke up and saw a -- woke up and saw a bright orange glow. >> 911, get the kids out of the house. and my brother lives in that garage. the homeowner's brother was living in the garage that she -- she mentioned, she was not there when the fire started. flames also caused some minor damage to the main house. it took firefighters about 30 minutes to put out the blaze. >>> the identity of infamous criminal dp cooper may finally be known. we'll tell you if the fbi is taking the report seriously. >>> so much for e
that's because the united states ran out of rooms. the freshmen are required to live on the campus. the school is looking at setting up an on-campus breakfast program for the relocated students. >>> sanford university gets an a-plus when it comes to performance. the university came in at number 5 on forbe's top college lists. forbes says it's list is -- forbe -- the list is based on many factors. >>> a fire started in the garage of a home which had been converted to a bedroom....
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mention an president calderon talked about the attack yesterday, saying the united states must also do its part to help stop drug violence. >> the united states should collaborate at least it avoid letting the dollars that come into mexico to generate this kind of suffering we mexicans do not want. >> specifically, he says the u.s. must reduce its consumption of drugs and guns. there's a reward in the arson. president also declared a three days of mourning for the victims. >>> a newly discovered safe in south lake tahoe could contain clues to solve a murder mystery case that happened decades ago. construction crews discovered the 4-foot safe sealed inside the walls of the barney's casino. the casino's new owner believes it belonged to a former owner who was killed more than 40 years ago by a car bomb. three locksmiths have tried and failed to open that safe. officials say they are planning to try again next week. >>> a beer truck crashed in colorado, causing a traffic mess. it happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon and police believe the driver of the coors truck was speeding. work h
mention an president calderon talked about the attack yesterday, saying the united states must also do its part to help stop drug violence. >> the united states should collaborate at least it avoid letting the dollars that come into mexico to generate this kind of suffering we mexicans do not want. >> specifically, he says the u.s. must reduce its consumption of drugs and guns. there's a reward in the arson. president also declared a three days of mourning for the victims....
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>>and they said that united states and europe are dangerously close to a recession. >> individually and collectively the european union and its member nations are in deep debt trouble exposing banks worldwide to possible defaults. at best most of the world's economies are stagnant. >> that was just fear that we are going from a slow growth to no growth and negative growth. >> without exception usually decisions about money made under pressure are bad decisions. >> reporter: financial educator and journalist valerie coalman-morris says this is no time to panic. >> the best time to sell is in a rising market. the best time to buy is in a declining market. get your son conscientious and your stamina together and ride out these ups and downs. >> even if you don't have a penny in the market golden gate university consumer psychologist says you are impacted. perhaps financially most certainly psychologically. >> people that do not have money nethe market can see all of this volatility feel like the world is out of control and unsafe. they are going to then cutback on their spending. when that
>>and they said that united states and europe are dangerously close to a recession. >> individually and collectively the european union and its member nations are in deep debt trouble exposing banks worldwide to possible defaults. at best most of the world's economies are stagnant. >> that was just fear that we are going from a slow growth to no growth and negative growth. >> without exception usually decisions about money made under pressure are bad decisions. >>...
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so, are we glad it wasn't a category 3 hurricane that hit dead on the united states? of course. but does that mean we can lean back in the chairs and not put forces in the areas not affected by irene? no we have to lean forward. that's the direction we have from the president and that what we're doing. >> you're hearing from a fema press conference. that was the home land security director talking about all of the effects of irene and the fact that despite the fact it hasn't been quite as serious as some predicted, it's a serious situation. it's been a huge storm and fema is staying on top of it. >>> texas republican candidates spending this weekend in the early primary state of iowa. rick perry and ron paul attended a picnic in des moines and he did not shy away from fema. >> we have seen fema not respond from time to time. they can be slow. you need to have a great conversation, is there a better way to do it? is there a better way to coordinate with the states? >> perry isn't going as far as ron paul who said that the country could do without fema. >>> -- michele bachmann is
so, are we glad it wasn't a category 3 hurricane that hit dead on the united states? of course. but does that mean we can lean back in the chairs and not put forces in the areas not affected by irene? no we have to lean forward. that's the direction we have from the president and that what we're doing. >> you're hearing from a fema press conference. that was the home land security director talking about all of the effects of irene and the fact that despite the fact it hasn't been quite as...
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it's too early to predict if it could reach the united states. >>> it is 7:06. santa rosa police are looking for a young hispanic man who attacked two police officers on monday night. the officers were responding to a call about someone screaming and moaning along steel creek when a man knocked one of the officers to the ground with a baseball bat. he also punched both officers who shot the man with a taser. the taser was infective and the man ran into an apartment complex and disappeared. he they say he's in his 20 -- they say he's in his 20s. he was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. >>> and investigation is underway that reports say that an individual drowned a raccoon. state officials say the rules are not specific about the killing of a nuisance animal but one official said there's more humane ways of doing it. both state and federal officials are looking into the matter. >>> 7:07. let's go back to sal. the commute, i'm sure, is wide awake now. >> yeah, it is. it's pretty slow in many areas, dave and tori. good morning. let's go outside and take a look
it's too early to predict if it could reach the united states. >>> it is 7:06. santa rosa police are looking for a young hispanic man who attacked two police officers on monday night. the officers were responding to a call about someone screaming and moaning along steel creek when a man knocked one of the officers to the ground with a baseball bat. he also punched both officers who shot the man with a taser. the taser was infective and the man ran into an apartment complex and...
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states through a web -- a stronger web presence and a better curriculum to help them prepare for s.a.t., pct, standardizedest. >> mentorship program was providing. according to hip-hop now it's in 55 countries. you talk about that scope on an international level. >> how do people get involved? how do people connect with you all. >> a couple of ways that people can get involved. we do the pitch events such as one that we've done here in the conference. >> that's what the booth is for. >> then we have the video pitch booth as well. and as i mentioned we try to make everything as approachable as possible so with the video pitch booth it's like a photo booth that you usually go in and take your picture but we've rigged it up with a video camera so you have the 60 seconds to pitch your business which allows us at the end the day to take a look at all of those pitches and decide you know on the strength of that idea and that presentation you know who we're going to invite into the program. >> hi, i'm kaddisha carol with charisma events and consulting. >> i do in-home food preparation, food d
states through a web -- a stronger web presence and a better curriculum to help them prepare for s.a.t., pct, standardizedest. >> mentorship program was providing. according to hip-hop now it's in 55 countries. you talk about that scope on an international level. >> how do people get involved? how do people connect with you all. >> a couple of ways that people can get involved. we do the pitch events such as one that we've done here in the conference. >> that's what the...
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states visited. but so so the stress cracks started to show last year when they started to scale back production. >> tremendous -- solyndra has tremendous gross prospects. >> i think i just have to move on, you know, next chapter. >> something maybe in a different field. i really learned a lot. >> lass december, uc berkeley commits was -- >> this is part of a shakeout we've been anticipating for a while. that's been a huge amount of investment, and also in other parts of the world particularly in china. there's probably more capacity right now thanked market can really absorb. >>> one good note a chip manufacturer from down the road told ktvu today it can put hundreds of solyndra workers right back to work right away, but not all. back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> the red cross is helping four families this morning. the fire was reported just after 7:00 a.m. at a complex on portofino court. this is video of the smoky fire. no one was hurt but some pilot say they woke up to pounding on the door abou
states visited. but so so the stress cracks started to show last year when they started to scale back production. >> tremendous -- solyndra has tremendous gross prospects. >> i think i just have to move on, you know, next chapter. >> something maybe in a different field. i really learned a lot. >> lass december, uc berkeley commits was -- >> this is part of a shakeout we've been anticipating for a while. that's been a huge amount of investment, and also in other...
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. >> the next president of the united states who will get america working again. >> that is perry's wife, introducing him at a rally in austin. hundreds of people attended the welcome home event. >> we not only created 40% of all the jobs created in this country since june of 2009, but our credit rating went up during that tough economic time. >> a rasmussen report shows perry now leading the gop presidential field with 29%. as perry surged ahead in the polls, john huntsman is going on the attack. huntsman is criticizing perry for his skepticism of global warming. saying that skepticism is not good for our future. he is also skeptical of comments perry made about ben bernanke. >>> a woman who accused dominique strauss-kahn says she thinks the charges may be dropped against him. he told police he attacked her, he is due in court on tuesday. the district attorney offered to meet with the woman tomorrow, and her lawyer said prosecutors would not have called for that meeting, unless they plan today give the woman bad news about the case. prosecutors are not commenting. >>> 35,000 union emplo
. >> the next president of the united states who will get america working again. >> that is perry's wife, introducing him at a rally in austin. hundreds of people attended the welcome home event. >> we not only created 40% of all the jobs created in this country since june of 2009, but our credit rating went up during that tough economic time. >> a rasmussen report shows perry now leading the gop presidential field with 29%. as perry surged ahead in the polls, john...
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one day after hitting the northeast united states. new york city avoided major damage but trees are down. there is still some damage. the evacuation order for 370,000 people has been lifted and the city sub way will reopen after shutting down on sat. critics say the response to irene was overblown. >> they should look at the mirror they are alive today. we are just not going to take any risks with people lives. the best scenario possible is you take the precautions and it turns out they are not needed. >> some of the worst damage is in southern vermont. rivers and creeks overflowed yesterday forcing some families to evacuate their homes on short notice. within the last 90 minutes new york's three major airports reopened after shutting down over the weekend. jfk, la guardia, and newark stopped # service because of irene. 11,000 flights were canceled across the country and that is expected to cause problems today as stranded passengers try to get to their destination. >> depending on an airline's ability to accommodate the passengers on
one day after hitting the northeast united states. new york city avoided major damage but trees are down. there is still some damage. the evacuation order for 370,000 people has been lifted and the city sub way will reopen after shutting down on sat. critics say the response to irene was overblown. >> they should look at the mirror they are alive today. we are just not going to take any risks with people lives. the best scenario possible is you take the precautions and it turns out they...
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there is also a lot of concern about the continuing jobless rate here in the united states. there is more than -- more than 2.5 million people that will run out of their unemployment benefits by the end of the year. now this morning all eyes on the monthly jobs report for july. most analysts believe the u.s. gained between 75 and 90,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate remained at 9.2%. that could be enough to ease panic. they add if the report is better than that, it could boost the markets today. right now the futures indicate a lower opening not a huge drop but a lower opening and that jobs report comes out in less than an hour. >>> president obama is trying to bring relief to the job market. coming up in about 4:45 the people expected to benefit from those reforms. stay with us throughout the morning we will bring you those jobless numbers as soon as they come out. we will go live to the new york stock exchange a little later this morning. you can also track the markets and get the very latest news on our economy on our website ktvu.com. >>> chrysler is recallin
there is also a lot of concern about the continuing jobless rate here in the united states. there is more than -- more than 2.5 million people that will run out of their unemployment benefits by the end of the year. now this morning all eyes on the monthly jobs report for july. most analysts believe the u.s. gained between 75 and 90,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate remained at 9.2%. that could be enough to ease panic. they add if the report is better than that, it could boost the...
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. >>> and debt fears moving from the united states back to europe today, sending stocks plunging, the dow drops close to 520 points today, wiping out pretty much all of yesterday's gains. ktvu has more from wallnut creek, and tells why some believe this could last for months. >> reporter: turns out we're learning that wall street may be flirting with a back lack from may it main streeters and all over the country. main streeters who just may say we're through. today, long-term interest rates were overcome by europe's financial crisis, and slow growth as well as a poorly crafted budget deal that only kicks the ticking time bomb down the road. >> that is another four months that we have. what will be the next move from the federal government is that they will see stimulation of growth again. >> reporter: the answer can only come from a congress currently on a five-week vacation. >> we're in about two to three months of volatility, as the world reprices the risks and the market. >> with only a few exceptions, the market has been generally way down in the past few months. and since it cou
. >>> and debt fears moving from the united states back to europe today, sending stocks plunging, the dow drops close to 520 points today, wiping out pretty much all of yesterday's gains. ktvu has more from wallnut creek, and tells why some believe this could last for months. >> reporter: turns out we're learning that wall street may be flirting with a back lack from may it main streeters and all over the country. main streeters who just may say we're through. today, long-term...
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states, last night, lost that credit rating. >>> bauchmann predicted that interest rates will rise as a result. it's not known yet whether they actually will. >> in his weekly address to the nation, president obama focused on improving the economy by finding jobs for the unemployed. >> our job has to be doing whatever we can to help folks find work and help create the climate where business can put up the job listing. we've got to rebuild this economy in the sense of security that middle class families have felt slipping away for years. >> he went on to say politics need to be pushed aside to allow the economy to grow. he also called on congress to extent tax cuts for the middle class. >> you can find continuing coverage on our website. just click on the wall street tab near the top of the homepage. >> today in texas thousands of people asked for devine guidance to try to solve the country's problems. about 30,000 christians gathered in the arena for a day of prayer and fasting. it was hosted by texas governor rick perry who was considering a run for president. he said today's service
states, last night, lost that credit rating. >>> bauchmann predicted that interest rates will rise as a result. it's not known yet whether they actually will. >> in his weekly address to the nation, president obama focused on improving the economy by finding jobs for the unemployed. >> our job has to be doing whatever we can to help folks find work and help create the climate where business can put up the job listing. we've got to rebuild this economy in the sense of...
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the 22-member arab league has now changed the international syrian actions group. >>> the united states loaded supplies -- supplies up today for dubai. each package contains shelter material including blankets and water containers. it's estimated that 100,000 desperate somalis have swept to the capital in search of food. >>> more than 160 people arrested after a weekend of rioting and looting. the violence started saturday night in a north london suburb after a protest of a fatal shooting got bay out -- got way out of hand. 35 were inyoured -- injured. vehicles were set on fire, shops were looted. the iranian government is not amused by this -- a water fight organized by young people in iran. last week hundreds of young iranians cooled off the summer heat with a water fight. they publicized all of this on facebook. however, the iranian government called this immoral. several of the people that you see here were arrested. organizers are vowing to hold another water fight. >>> we are now hearing that audiotape the reported by jackie kennedy months after president kennedy's assassination r
the 22-member arab league has now changed the international syrian actions group. >>> the united states loaded supplies -- supplies up today for dubai. each package contains shelter material including blankets and water containers. it's estimated that 100,000 desperate somalis have swept to the capital in search of food. >>> more than 160 people arrested after a weekend of rioting and looting. the violence started saturday night in a north london suburb after a protest of a...
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forecasters say it's too early to predict, though, if it will hit the united states. people in vermont are finally getting power after being cut off by flood waters from hurricane irene. yesterday national guard helicopters dropped off essential items such as food, water, diapers and form louisiana since the weekend storm, more than dozen towns are inaccessible because streets have caved in or walked away in a town of rochester one woman posted on facebook that the local cemetery flooded and caskets are now being locked down the river. hurricane irene is the latest in the string of natural disasters that hit the can be industry and fema say its relief funds are dipping into the red. ktvu got an inside tour on oakland. if a disaster strikes in california, arizona, nevada, hawaii, or the specific territories, the sensor will begin the emergency response. but after ten natural emergencies so far this year fema is being spread a little thin. >>> your focus remaining funds on the emergency needs that are very very prominent right now. >>> now, this morning fema officials s
forecasters say it's too early to predict, though, if it will hit the united states. people in vermont are finally getting power after being cut off by flood waters from hurricane irene. yesterday national guard helicopters dropped off essential items such as food, water, diapers and form louisiana since the weekend storm, more than dozen towns are inaccessible because streets have caved in or walked away in a town of rochester one woman posted on facebook that the local cemetery flooded and...
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the united states is pushing to unfreeze that money. back in march the government froze the assets as part of the effort to pressure muammar gadhafi to stop attacking the libyan people. rebels are still fighting. there's a 2 million-dollar bounty for muammar gadhafi dead or alive. >>> this morning governor jerry brown will announce what he is calling job creation legislation. the governor is proposing to tighten the corporate tax formula. in basic cheap he's offering businesses sales tax exemption. governor brown needs support protesters two republicans in each house and that is something he was unable to do in his state budget fight earlier this year. >>> our time now 5:16. the fbi is investigating allegations that families of 9/11 were the target of a british phone hacking scandal. attorney general met with some of the families yet in washington, d.c. >> promises us today that there would be full justice if the allegations are true, which we hope they are not. >> the news of the world shut down because of another phone hacking scandal
the united states is pushing to unfreeze that money. back in march the government froze the assets as part of the effort to pressure muammar gadhafi to stop attacking the libyan people. rebels are still fighting. there's a 2 million-dollar bounty for muammar gadhafi dead or alive. >>> this morning governor jerry brown will announce what he is calling job creation legislation. the governor is proposing to tighten the corporate tax formula. in basic cheap he's offering businesses sales...
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states. i'll have more on why some of these 9/11 commission recommendations have not been implemented during my next update in about an hour. for now live, in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu. channel 2 news. >>> the san francisco unified school district is making changes after getting a call from the defense department. the pentagon was apparently not pleased with the districts decision to encourage all students to opt out of the military recruiting database. district officials tell the examiner they will vote next month on a revised policy. it will apparently no longer include the goal of having all students opt out and will require students to be at least 15 before making a decision. >>> time now 5:15. a federal judge has blocked key provisions of the abortion law in texas. now the judges upholding a requirement that a sonogram but performed before any abortion, but struck down a provision that requires the doctor to describe the sonogram images to the patient. the judge says that prov
states. i'll have more on why some of these 9/11 commission recommendations have not been implemented during my next update in about an hour. for now live, in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu. channel 2 news. >>> the san francisco unified school district is making changes after getting a call from the defense department. the pentagon was apparently not pleased with the districts decision to encourage all students to opt out of the military recruiting database. district officials...
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the state gained 4500 jobs in july. in the bay area, unemployment remains in double digits in most counties. there were slight increases in the jobless rating according to the state department. salano county had the highest at 12.2%. a look at why the rate keeps climbing and how it's impacting bay area workers. >> we, indeed as with any commercial or industrial properties, so many of them empty, lack of new tenants means lack of new jobs. many job seekers know the state's unemployment rate topped 12% again. roxanne sue just began her job search. >> it is daunting, however i choose to look at it differently. and just approach my job search in a positive way. >> asani out of work for 7 months is not so positive. >> it's very difficult anywhere, maybe my age is the one of them, sometime they prefer to hire the young people. >> the percentage was unchanged in acosta county. but percentages are people. >> we were at 11 this month and 11% last month. labor attorney and former edd director said that the problem with this reces
the state gained 4500 jobs in july. in the bay area, unemployment remains in double digits in most counties. there were slight increases in the jobless rating according to the state department. salano county had the highest at 12.2%. a look at why the rate keeps climbing and how it's impacting bay area workers. >> we, indeed as with any commercial or industrial properties, so many of them empty, lack of new tenants means lack of new jobs. many job seekers know the state's unemployment...
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the united states is pushing to unfreeze the money. in march the u.n. froze the libyan assets to pressure moammar gadhafi to stop attacking the libyan people. >>> also, we're following developing news out of libya. rebels said they may have found moammar gadhafi. they believe gadhafi and his sons are inside. again, this is only a report as of right now. yesterday the antigovernment rebels told reporters in treppe powly they thought they had found gadhafi but it turned out that was not true. the rebel leadership offered a $2 million bounty for the capture of gadhafi, dead or alive. >> moammar gadhafi's spokesman said gadhafi is in libya and is leading the fight against the rebels, so conflicting statements. >> a war of words. >>> a 10-year-old murder investigation is now closed. the test authorities say prove they found the real killer. [ female announcer ] this is the story of eves. [ eves ] years ago, i hurt my shoulder drag racing. that's when i decided to take it easy, so i took up hang gliding. [ female announcer ] a grandpa who refuses to grow up.
the united states is pushing to unfreeze the money. in march the u.n. froze the libyan assets to pressure moammar gadhafi to stop attacking the libyan people. >>> also, we're following developing news out of libya. rebels said they may have found moammar gadhafi. they believe gadhafi and his sons are inside. again, this is only a report as of right now. yesterday the antigovernment rebels told reporters in treppe powly they thought they had found gadhafi but it turned out that was not...